CuteReminder Labs releases version 2.2 of Cute ReminderCuteReminder Labs has released an update to Cute Reminder, a Windows 2000/XP personal information manager and collaborative software. This version offers synchronization capabilities with Microsoft Outlook, supports removable storage devices and offers improvements to the user interface.

The application allows users to create notes and reminders, store ideas and manage their schedules. Version 2.2 includes upgrades to the professional and enterprise editions of Cute Reminder to allow mobile users to transfer the data stored in Cute Reminder to their mobile devices such as a PDA or mobile phones through Microsoft Outlook. The synchronization feature enables Outlook users to move their current reminders and notes to and from Cute Reminder. The addition of removable storage device support is designed to simplify the transfer of information between two or more computers. Cute Reminder can store user data on a removable device such as a USB flash drive.

The standard edition sells for US$29.95, the professional edition sells for US$39.95 and the enterprise edition retails for US$59.95. An evaluation version of all three editions is available from the company site.

The utility removes all types of password protection in Excel documents. The software has the ability to display the recovered password. Excel Password Recovery Master offers support for MS Excel 97/2000/XP/2003 with default protection and also has the ability to reset or recover “open” and “write” workbooks, shared workbooks and worksheet passwords. The program allows for recovery of passwords of any length and complexity including support for multilingual passwords.

Excel Password Recovery Master 1.0 runs under Windows 95/98/2000/2003/ME/NT/XP and costs US$29.95 for a single-user licence. The licence includes the online decryption support for a single “open” password and unlimited use for other protection types. The company offers discounts for volume purchases. An evaluation copy is available.

Skyward announces IP Traffic MonitorSkyward Software announced the release of version 2.2 of IP Traffic Monitor. The product is a real-time TCP/IP monitor that tracks and analyzes all network connections on local machines and provides detailed information on connections, including traffic direction and traffic volume in both directions.

IP Traffic Monitor displays all currently available connections between the user’s machine and a remote host. Statistics are updated in real-time and changes are immediately displayed. Information on each connection is detailed and includes remote IP port, remote host, downloaded and uploaded bytes and local source (PID) port, first activity and last activity time and a full path to an executable file.

IP Traffic Monitor runs under Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 and costs US$20 for a single-user licence. A functional limited evaluation version is available from the company site.

New release of SPAMfighter availableSPAMfighter ApS announced the release of version 3.0 of SPAMfighter Exchange Module, an experience-based spam filter.

SPAMfighter Exchange Module builds on the experience of its subscriber base. Users report spam to the company, which logs them to a master list. When enough SPAMfighter users report the same spam e-mail, it is removed from all SPAMfighter Exchange Module user inboxes.

The product is fully integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server, so there is no need for client-side software. As each e-mail arrives, SPAMfighter Exchange Module makes a unique, encrypted signature for each message and sends it to the SPAMfighter Server for evaluation. If the SPAMfighter Server determines that a message is spam, it notifies SPAMfighter Exchange Module and the spam mail is moved to the users’ spam folder.